Taichung City Cultural Center Project, Taiwan

Taichung City Cultural Center Entry

Design: AllesWirdGut Architektur

Location: Taichung, Taiwan

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The Culture Center of Taichung International Competition

For Taiwan’s third largest city, Taichung, the Austrian architectural office submitted together with the Taiwanese partner keyStone architect this spectacular design proposal for a new City Cultural Center in an international competition. The projected building takes up characteristics of the surrounding landscape to define different usage areas.

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The inspiration for this landmark design is provided by nature itself: a mountain range that reflects on the surface of the sea.

On the ground-floor level a pleasantly shaded, cave-like plaza opens up that affords captivating views of the building and the surrounding park. The lower section of the built volume is used as a museum, which presents itself as a sculpture park on the outside and as a varied sequence of spaces on the inside.

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The central median section aligns with the horizon and unfolds a 360-degree panoramic view of the park and the city. This public circulation level provides access to the upper floor of the building which accommodates a library. Here visitors can, on terraces at a dizzy height, enjoy an atmosphere of contemplation as well as a unique vista.

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Urban-design-wise, the cultural center with a floor space of about 65,000 sq.m. is the head zone of an emergent development area in downtown Taichung.